"heterochromia" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: heterochromias [plural]
Etymology: hetero- + -chromia Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʰer-}}, {{confix|en|hetero|chromia}} hetero- + -chromia Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} heterochromia (countable and uncountable, plural heterochromias)
  1. (medicine, ophthalmology) An anatomical condition in which multiple pigmentations or colorings occur in the eyes, skin or hair. Wikipedia link: heterochromia Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine, Ophthalmology Derived forms: heterochromia iridium Related terms: heterochromatic, heterochromic, heterochromous Translations (heterochromia): heterokromia (Basque), heterokromia (Finnish), silmien erivärisyys (Finnish), hétérochromie (French), heterocromía [feminine] (Galician), ჰეტეროქრომია (heṭerokromia) (Georgian), (iris) Iris-Heterochromie [feminine] (German), הטרוכרומיה (Hebrew), heterokromio (Ido), eterocromia [feminine] (Italian), heterokromia (Malay), heterocromia [feminine] (Portuguese), heterocromie [feminine] (Romanian), гетерохроми́я (getɛroxromíja) [feminine] (Russian), heterokromija (Serbo-Croatian), heterocromía [feminine] (Spanish)

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